Newsroom & Press releases

Novamedia Founders Boudewijn Poelmann and Annemiek Hoogenboom have donated all their shares in Novamedia, owner of charity lottery formats and brands, including the Postcode Lottery, the BankGiro Lottery and the FriendsLottery.

Ruud Esser (68) is stopping as CFO of Novamedia International and the Charity Lotteries in the Netherlands after 11 years. He will be succeeded on 1 May 2016 by Simone van Bijsterveldt, currently Managing Director Media and Director of Nieuw Amsterdam.

Boudewijn Poelmann, founder and CEO of Novamedia, has been included in the list of the World's Top 25 Eco-Innovators presented by the American magazine Fortune. This list comprises individuals from business, science and government throughout the world who have shown the most ‘creativity’, ‘drive’ and ‘know-how’ in combatting climate change over the last year.